Creating an SEL Roadmap

A District’s Journey to Support the Whole Child

#SELJourney

Elizabeth Breese

Marketing Director

www.panoramaed.com

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#SELJourney

What we’ll discuss

• What is social-emotional learning?

(SEL)

• How are districts creating systems

that support students’ SEL skills?

• The SEL journey at Everett Public

Schools (WA)

• Questions & answers

GOALS

Tia Kim Director, Programs, Partnerships,

and Research

Catherine Matthews Director of Assessment and Research

Becky Ballbach Director of Student Support Services

Social-Emotional Learning

“ The process through which children and

adults acquire and effectively apply the

knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to

understand and manage emotions, set and

achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy

for others, establish and maintain positive

relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Moving from definition to practice in

social-emotional learning

A PROCESS A SET OF SKILLS INVOLVES STUDENTS

& ADULTS

Strategies Related to SEL

Intervention Success

• Training and professional development

for staff who will implement SEL

• Repeated opportunities to practice

SEL skills

• Family engagement

Source: McClelland, M. M., Tominey, S. L., Schmitt, S. A., & Duncan,

R. (2017). SEL interventions in early childhood, The Future of Children,

27, 33-48.

Varied Curricular Approaches to SEL

DIRECT INSTRUCTION ACTIVITY-BASED WHOLE SCHOOL

• SEL frameworks, standards, or

philosophy

• Interventions and systems of

interventions

• Positive behavior and

restorative practices

• Programs or curricula

• Professional development and

skill-building for adults

• Measurement and SEL data

• Dedicated office or person

acting as SEL champion

• School-driven or district-wide?

What does SEL look like in your district?

About Everett Public Schools

• Located in Everett (WA), 20 miles north

of Seattle

• 20,255 students across 27 schools

• 37% FRPL, 13% ELL, 14% Special

Education, 60+ languages spoken

• Strategic plan places a new emphasis on

social-emotional well-being and life

readiness

• Our 4 traditional high schools have

graduation rates among the highest in WA

Shifting our focus to each

student’s success

• Focus on “all students”

• Increasing graduation rates

• Expectations necessary for college

and career readiness

• Second Step Program used as

“guidance-led curriculum” for

elementary grades

• Special services for students with

multiple needs

• “State of Schools Reviews” focused

on academic data

• Focus on “each student”

• Graduating every student

• Supports needed for thriving in

college, career, and life

• Second Step Program integrated

into school experience for

elementary and middle schools

• Trauma-informed practices infused

throughout schools

• “State of Schools Reviews” focuses

on SEL + academic data for holistic

picture of progress

GROUNDWORK NOW

• In process of developing our own

MTSS model

• Tier 1 includes the Second Step

Program, universal SEL instruction

• Tier 1 & 2 includes our Panorama

SEL survey to identify strengths and

opportunities for support

• Tier 3 includes providing intensive

counseling and therapeutic services

for our students

MTSS at Everett Public Schools

How are we using data to understand

and build students’ SEL?

What are SEL domains are we

measuring at Everett PS?

Growth Mindset

Grit

School Safety

Self-Management

Sense of Belonging

Social Awareness

Teacher-Student Relationships

Teacher-Student Relationships

One school’s survey results for questions about Teacher-Student Relationships

Understanding different

experiences across subgroups

Growth Mindset

Survey results from students in grades 6-12 across the district compared to national benchmark

What’s next for SEL in Everett?

• “State of the Schools Review” brings to

life the School Improvement Plan and

Board Strategic Plan

• Review critical data about academic and

non-academic indicators

• Share updates on work done in response

to data and evaluate effectiveness of

interventions

• Celebrate successes and present next

steps for continued progress

What resources can we use to create

our school or district’s SEL roadmap?

Free, open-source SEL survey from Panorama Education:

www.panoramaed.com/social-emotional-learning

Panorama for Social-Emotional Learning

Self-Efficacy

Classroom Activities to Introduce SEL

Free activities for preschool, elementary, and middle school:

Visit cfchildren.org and search “activity”

Questions & Answers

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